How to Easily Cool Down Your Tent When it’s Blazing Hot Outside

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Camping season has arrived, and the fortunate truth is that it gets difficult to want to camp when it's sweltering outside. During a hot summer and even the fall time, you'll no doubt be wishing there were ways to keep the tent cool. In fact, many survivalists don't like camping when it's hot outside!

One solution to avoiding the heat is camping out in your RV and turning on the A/C, however, that's not very fun if you want to camp without the frills. So how should you go about keeping things cool when the temps may be reaching 90 or above?

Thankfully, there are some easy tricks you can apply when you decide to go on that camping trip or practice bugging out. These simple, yet common sense tips will hopefully keep you and your tent cool when that sun is driving you nuts.

After the break, learn a few easy tricks and tips that’ll help you stay cool when it's camping time!

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12 Comments

  3. Daniel Bullock said:

    “Set up your tent when it gets dark and take it down during the day.
    Pitch your tent in the shade.
    Place your tent facing the wind and keep all windows open to let air circulate.
    If allowed, dig a two-foot deep pit, large enough to fit your tent, and set your tent in the pit.
    Do not put the rain fly over your tent.
    Use battery-operated fans. Place a bowl of ice in front of it for even cooler air.
    Pitch your tent in the shadiest spot in the campsite.
    Forgo the tent all together and sleep in a hammock or a mosquito cot tent.” Basically if you don’t like camping, don’t go.

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  4. Edward Roland said:

    I know people who take a small generator and a small air conditioner with them to keep the tent cool.

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  6. Wayne Baker said:

    Generators, ACs, fans, ice? That’s not survival camping. Stay in your RV parks and campgrounds. Leave the wilderness to those who don’t complain.

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  7. Scofflaw Phredduhr said:

    Could someone explain why this article keeps reloading to the first page and will not let me see it ?

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  9. David Accetta said:

    Right, stretch a shade-tarp or blanket so airflow can sweep away the heat…

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